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What is service learning?
What is service learning?
"Service learning is a teaching method that combines meaningful service to the community with curriculum-based learning. Students improve their academic skills by applying what they learn in school to the real world; they then reflect on their experience to reinforce the link between their service and their learning. "
-- PGCPS Service Learning Website
All PGCPS students are expected to complete their service-learning hours (SLH) prior to graduating. Students can start earning hours in sixth grade, and there are many opportunities to gain those hours throughout each school year.
By the end of your senior year, you need 24 hours earned through approved community service opportunities.
What counts as service-learning?
What counts as service-learning?
Work done for an approved non-profit agency, government, nursing home, hospital or licensed daycare center
Times when you've collected food, clothes, or other essential items to meet basic human needs, including work done with a religious organization or church group
Assistance with voter registration or voter education
To find more opportunities, click here!
What doesn't count
What doesn't count
Babysitting at home
Proselytizing or converting someone to a religion
Any activity done to prepare or participate in a religious service or religious education
Activities done during school hours (with few exceptions)
Where can I get service-learning hours?
Where can I get service-learning hours?
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